Petrov's Flu

Movie

2021

2h 25m

Unrated

Russian

Drama, Science Fiction, Comedy

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A day in the life of a comic book artist and his family in post-Soviet Russia. While suffering from the flu, Petrov is carried by his friend Igor on a long walk, drifting in and out of fantasy and reality.

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Petrov's Flu

Unrated

Movie

2021

2h 25m

Russian

Drama, Science Fiction, Comedy

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Cast

Petrov-sr.

Nurlynisa Petrova

Marina

Igor

Sasha/Ded Moroz

Sergey

Viktor Mikhailovich

annoying old man

Natalia Dmitrievna/senior citizen/m...

Vladislav Semiletkov

Petrov-jr.

Varvara Shmykova

Petrov's mother

Semen Shteinberg

Gera/snowman/journalist/athlete/Cau...

Georgiy Kudrenko

Zhora/bear/bald guy/guard/reporter/...

Gazel's driver

Olya

Snowflake

Marina's mother

the desk lady

accordion player

Sasha's mother

woman next door

gentle conductor

angry passanger

Petrov the passenger

Directed By: Kirill Serebrennikov

Written By: Kirill Serebrennikov (Screenplay), Alexey Salnikov (Novel)

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miguelreina says...

2 years ago

[AtlàntidaFF '22] There is a provocative look that is reflected in this journey between hallucination and reality, easy to get lost in this labyrinth in which the fever provoke dark images and surprising stories. More chaotic in the first part and more focused on the later stories, it's a subversive vision of Russian society, a representation of chaos and violence, which is real, but wants to be shown as imagined.

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Saint Pauly says...

3 years ago

Like a SpongeBob popsicle, it's amazing how much it doesn't look like what it is. Petrov's Fever is a road trip with no road, just a winding path that goes nowhere, and you'd think it'd take less than 2 ½ hours to not go anywhere. It's the story of a Russian guy and his family who have the flu and experience a series of fever dreams and flashbacks that are so surreal they struggle to hold the audience's attention during its +2.5-hour run time. Maybe if you think of it as an anthology film of anecdotes you'll succeed in staying longer than those who walked out of my screening. (Note: The cinematography is actually quite stunning, and won an award at this year's Cannes Film Festival.)

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